Marys Creek vs Upper Glastonbury

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Upper Glastonbury tends to suit families with children, couples, and older residents.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Marys Creek carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 39/100)
  • Upper Glastonbury is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 76%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Upper Glastonbury

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (30% vs 44%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Marys Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Marys Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (129 min vs 151 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (173.3 km vs 192.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Marys Creek carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 39/100)
  • Upper Glastonbury has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 14%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Marys Creek and Upper Glastonbury drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Marys Creek Upper Glastonbury
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Marys Creek Upper Glastonbury
Walkability 0 / 0
Marys Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Upper Glastonbury — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 72 / 61
Marys Creek — Safety: 72/100 Upper Glastonbury — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 100 / 39
Marys Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Upper Glastonbury — Low fire risk: 39/100

Demographics

Upper Glastonbury rents higher ($200/wk vs $0/wk); Upper Glastonbury has higher household incomes ($81,224 vs $49,348).

Marys Creek Upper Glastonbury
Population 86
+35% vs other
 56
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.3% +14.3%
Median age 46 47
Median household income $49,348/yr $81,224/yr
+65% vs other
Median weekly rent — $200/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Marys Creek Upper Glastonbury
0-4 — / 5.4%
Marys Creek — 0-4: not among its largest Upper Glastonbury — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 15.1% / 17.9%
Marys Creek — 5-14: 15.1% Upper Glastonbury — 5-14: 17.9%
15-19 9.3% / —
Marys Creek — 15-19: 9.3% Upper Glastonbury — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 — / —
Marys Creek — 20-24: not among its largest Upper Glastonbury — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 7.0% / —
Marys Creek — 25-34: 7.0% Upper Glastonbury — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 18.6% / 5.4%
Marys Creek — 35-44: 18.6% Upper Glastonbury — 35-44: 5.4%
45-54 5.8% / 28.6%
Marys Creek — 45-54: 5.8% Upper Glastonbury — 45-54: 28.6%
55-64 26.7% / 10.7%
Marys Creek — 55-64: 26.7% Upper Glastonbury — 55-64: 10.7%
65-74 9.3% / 16.1%
Marys Creek — 65-74: 9.3% Upper Glastonbury — 65-74: 16.1%
75-84 4.7% / 8.9%
Marys Creek — 75-84: 4.7% Upper Glastonbury — 75-84: 8.9%
85+ — / —
Marys Creek — 85+: not among its largest Upper Glastonbury — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Marys Creek Upper Glastonbury
England — / 5.4%
Marys Creek — England: not among its largest Upper Glastonbury — England: 5.4%
New Zealand 3.5% / —
Marys Creek — New Zealand: 3.5% Upper Glastonbury — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Marys Creek 57.1% couple families
Marys Creek — Couple Families: 57.1% Marys Creek — Lone Person: 23.8% Marys Creek — One Parent Families: 19.0%
Upper Glastonbury 100.0% couple families
Upper Glastonbury — Couple Families: 100.0% Upper Glastonbury — Lone Person: 0.0% Upper Glastonbury — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Marys Creek 100.0% houses
Marys Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Upper Glastonbury 100.0% houses
Upper Glastonbury — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Marys Creek Upper Glastonbury
Certificate III & IV 17.4% / 23.2%
Marys Creek — Certificate III & IV: 17.4% Upper Glastonbury — Certificate III & IV: 23.2%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 14.3%
Marys Creek — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Upper Glastonbury — Bachelor Degree: 14.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.5% / 8.9%
Marys Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5% Upper Glastonbury — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 8.1% / —
Marys Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 8.1% Upper Glastonbury — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Marys Creek 0.0% renting
Marys Creek — Owned Outright: 52.9% Marys Creek — Mortgage: 47.1% Marys Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Upper Glastonbury 0.0% renting
Upper Glastonbury — Owned Outright: 66.7% Upper Glastonbury — Mortgage: 33.3% Upper Glastonbury — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Marys Creek Upper Glastonbury
New dwellings approved 467
across Gympie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +16%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Marys Creek Upper Glastonbury
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 12% of QLD Higher than 52% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD

Liveability

Marys Creek Upper Glastonbury
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Upper Glastonbury carries more bushfire risk (61 vs 0); Upper Glastonbury carries more crime risk (39 vs 28).

Marys Creek Upper Glastonbury
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
61/100
Crime Low
28/100
 Low
39/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Marys Creek Upper Glastonbury
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Marys Creek Upper Glastonbury
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 0 18

Mobility

Upper Glastonbury sits further from the CBD (192.3 km vs 173.3 km).

Marys Creek Upper Glastonbury
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 173.3 km 192.3 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 129 min 151 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4570
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 4570
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Marys Creek Upper Glastonbury
Car (driver) 51.5% / 52.0%
Marys Creek — Car (driver): 51.5% Upper Glastonbury — Car (driver): 52.0%
Worked from Home 21.2% / 48.0%
Marys Creek — Worked from Home: 21.2% Upper Glastonbury — Worked from Home: 48.0%
Walked Only 15.2% / —
Marys Creek — Walked Only: 15.2% Upper Glastonbury — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 12.1% / —
Marys Creek — Car (passenger): 12.1% Upper Glastonbury — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.0%).

Setting

Marys Creek Upper Glastonbury
Elevation 114 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 250 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Marys Creek Upper Glastonbury
Connectivity score 30/100 21/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
37 premises
 0%
19 premises

Climate

Marys Creek Upper Glastonbury
Annual rainfall 1,045 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Marys Creek Upper Glastonbury
Average residential rate $1,936/yr
same for both
Council Gympie
same for both

Federal electorate

Marys Creek Upper Glastonbury
Division Wide Bay
same for both
Member Llew O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Marys Creek Upper Glastonbury
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Marys Creek

Rural

Upper Glastonbury

Family Retirees Rural

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